Stamp your way through 27 of Bangkok's art spaces

Bangkok does not always ask you to look up, sometimes it hands you a small book and tells you to start walking.

The BAC Passport returns this season with its Winter Edition 2026, and the idea is simple. When Bangkok becomes a large canvas, you become part of the composition. If you've never done this before, here's how it works. You grab a passport book, visit art spaces around Bangkok, collect stamps at each spot, and score souvenirs from actual artists along the way. It's basically the most sophisticated scavenger hunt you'll do all year.

The Winter Edition 2026 launches now with 27 art and cultural destinations spread across the capital. The organisers split everything into four routes to make your life easier. Heritage Quarter covers the old city area where traditional meets contemporary. Urban Quarter plants you in the bustling city centre. Then Upstream and Downtown divide the scene by the river's north and south banks.

You're not just ticking off the obvious galleries. The route weaves through museums, libraries, old communities, independent bookstores and creative hideouts you probably walk past daily without noticing. One minute you're in a sleek contemporary gallery, the next you're discovering an art space tucked away in a historic neighbourhood.

You have until May 31 to complete your cultural pilgrimage, which gives you a chunk of time to explore without rushing. Pick up your passport at one of seven locations including Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center, Bangkok City Library, Chula Museum, River City Bangkok, Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music, Asvin or Numthong Art Space.